Surgical fastening apparatus
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1. A surgical fastening apparatus comprising:
- a fastener receiving frame including a plurality of spaced apart openings formed therein, the fastener receiving frame including locking structure supported within the openings;
a fastener supporting member containing a plurality of spaced apart surgical fasteners extending therefrom, each of the surgical fasteners including a plurality of projecting surfaces, wherein each of the projecting surfaces is independently engagable with the locking structure supported within a respective one of the plurality of openings to fasten the fastener receiving frame in relation to the fastener supporting member in a plurality of positions dependent on a tissue thickness between the fastener receiving frame and the fastener supporting member;
a retaining structure for the fastener receiving frame, the fastener receiving frame detachably secured to the retaining structure; and
a pusher for advancing the fastener supporting member into engagement with the fastener receiving frame.
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Abstract
A surgical fastening apparatus including a fastener receiving frame including a plurality of spaced apart openings formed therein and a fastener supporting member containing a plurality of surgical fasteners extending therefrom. The surgical fasteners are engagable with the plurality of openings to mate with the fastener receiving frame to fasten tissue therebetween. The fasteners are engageable with the openings in a plurality of positions dependent on a tissue thickness between the fastener receiving frame and the fastener supporting member.
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1. A surgical fastening apparatus comprising:
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a fastener receiving frame including a plurality of spaced apart openings formed therein, the fastener receiving frame including locking structure supported within the openings; a fastener supporting member containing a plurality of spaced apart surgical fasteners extending therefrom, each of the surgical fasteners including a plurality of projecting surfaces, wherein each of the projecting surfaces is independently engagable with the locking structure supported within a respective one of the plurality of openings to fasten the fastener receiving frame in relation to the fastener supporting member in a plurality of positions dependent on a tissue thickness between the fastener receiving frame and the fastener supporting member; a retaining structure for the fastener receiving frame, the fastener receiving frame detachably secured to the retaining structure; and a pusher for advancing the fastener supporting member into engagement with the fastener receiving frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A surgical fastening apparatus comprising:
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a fastener receiving frame including a plurality of spaced apart openings formed therein; a fastener supporting member containing a plurality of spaced apart surgical fasteners extending therefrom, the surgical fasteners engagable within the plurality of openings to mate with the fastener receiving frame to fasten tissue therebetween, the fasteners engageable within the openings in a plurality of positions dependent on a tissue thickness between the fastener receiving frame and the fastener supporting member; a retaining structure for the fastener receiving frame, the fastener receiving frame detachably secured to the retaining structure; and a pusher for advancing the fastener supporting member into engagement with the fastener receiving frame, wherein the fasteners include a reservoir to receive a drug.
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12. A surgical fastening apparatus comprising:
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an annular fastener receiving frame including a plurality of spaced apart openings formed therein and locking structure supported within each opening; an annular fastener supporting member containing a plurality of spaced apart surgical fasteners extending distally therefrom, the surgical fasteners being engagable within the plurality of openings to mate with the fastener receiving frame to fasten tissue therebetween, each of the fasteners including a plurality of projecting surfaces which are independently engageable with the locking structure within a respective opening to allow locking engagement of the fasteners in the openings at two or more depths of the fastener, the depth of the fastener preselected prior to advancement of the fasteners into the openings. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A surgical fastening apparatus comprising:
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a fastener receiving frame including a plurality of spaced apart openings formed therein; a fastener supporting member containing a plurality of spaced apart surgical fasteners extending therefrom, the surgical fasteners engagable within the plurality of openings to mate with the fastener receiving frame to fasten tissue therebetween, the fasteners and openings configured to allow locking engagement of the fasteners in the openings at two or more depths of the fastener, the depth of the fastener preselected prior to advancement of the fasteners into the openings, wherein the fastener receiving frame is detachably secured to a supporting structure secured to an anvil and a substantially annular pusher advances the fastener supporting member into engagement with the fastener receiving frame. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A surgical fastening apparatus comprising:
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a fastener receiving frame including a plurality of spaced apart openings formed therein; a fastener supporting member containing a plurality of spaced apart surgical fasteners extending therefrom, the surgical fasteners engagable within the plurality of openings to mate with the fastener receiving frame to fasten tissue therebetween, the fasteners and openings configured to allow locking engagement of the fasteners in the openings at two or more depths of the fastener, the depth of the fastener preselected prior to advancement of the fasteners into the openings, wherein the surgical apparatus includes a sensor positioned at a distal portion to determine a tissue parameter to send a signal to determine the extent of advancement of the fastener supporting member.
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20. A surgical fastening apparatus comprising:
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a fastener receiving frame including a plurality of spaced apart openings formed therein; a fastener supporting member containing a plurality of spaced apart surgical fasteners extending therefrom, the surgical fasteners engagable within the plurality of openings to mate with the fastener receiving frame to fasten tissue therebetween, the fasteners and openings configured to allow locking engagement of the fasteners in the openings at two or more depths of the fastener, the depth of the fastener preselected prior to advancement of the fasteners into the openings, wherein the surgical apparatus includes a sensor positioned at a distal portion to determine an apparatus parameter to send a signal to determine the extent of advancement of the fastener supporting member.
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21. A surgical fastening apparatus comprising:
a fastener receiving frame including a plurality of spaced apart openings formed therein;
a fastener supporting member containing a plurality of spaced apart surgical fasteners extending therefrom, the surgical fasteners engagable within the plurality of openings to mate with the fastener receiving frame to fasten tissue therebetween, the fasteners and openings configured to allow locking engagement of the fasteners in the openings at two or more depths of the fastener, the depth of the fastener preselected prior to advancement of the fasteners into the openings, wherein the fastener supporting member is elastic.
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